Cardinals vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 1st

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Cardinals vs Pirates match player stats | 2025 Series Game 2 Tuesday, July 1st

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Series Game 2 Matchup Details

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates
Series Game 2
Todays Game is on Tuesday, July 1st
01/07/25 18:40:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positive Match Player Stats for Cardinals vs Pirates Series Game 2 Matchup Today

Paul Skenes projects as the 9th-best starter in baseball currently when assessing his strikeout ability, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

Throwing 96.5 adjusted pitches per game per started this year on average, Paul Skenes places him the 94th percentile.

In his last game started, Paul Skenes was firing on all cylinders and accumulated 7 strikeouts.

Paul Skenes’s change-up usage has jumped by 22.7% from last season to this one (5.4% to 28.1%) .

With a 1.36 discrepancy between Paul Skenes’s 9.34 K/9 and his 10.70 estimated true talent K/9 (via the leading projection system, THE BAT), it’s safe to say he’s been one of the least fortunate pitchers in baseball this year in terms of strikeouts and ought to perform better in the future.

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Paul Skenes as the 2nd-best starter in the league right now.

Among all major league parks, the 6th-highest fences are at PNC Park.

The Pittsburgh Pirates infield defense projects as the 2nd-best out of all the teams in action today.

In his previous GS, Paul Skenes was rolling and conceded 2 ER.

Andre Pallante’s higher usage percentage of his secondary pitches this year (38.5% vs. 30.9% last year) ought to work in his favor since they are typically much more effective than fastballs.

Andre Pallante turned in a great performance in his last start and gave up 2 ER.

Andre Pallante has been unlucky this year, posting a 4.43 ERA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT) estimating his true talent level to be 4.27 — a 0.16 difference.

Negative Match Player Stats with Cardinals vs Pirates Series Game 2

The leading projection system (THE BAT) profiles PNC Park as the 7th-worst park in the league for strikeouts.

PNC Park sits at the 6th-highest elevation among all major league parks. High elevation usually leads (as a rule of thumb) to better offense.

Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy correlation with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather forecast predicts the 2nd-highest humidity on the schedule today at 80%.

Paul Skenes’s fastball velocity has decreased 1.4 mph this season (97.5 mph) below where it was last season (98.9 mph).

Paul Skenes’s 2225-rpm fastball spin rate this year is in the 21st percentile out of all SPs.

PNC Park grades out as the #3 venue in the league for BABIP, via the leading projection system (THE BAT).

The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Andre Pallante in the 12th percentile when it comes to his strikeout ability.

Andre Pallante has notched a 16.5% K% this year, ranking in the 12th percentile.

Out of all the teams today, the 3rd-weakest infield defense is that of the the St. Louis Cardinals.

Grading out in the 24th percentile, Andre Pallante has compiled a 2.11 K/BB rate this year.

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